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by tananaev 1345 days ago
That's a utopia. Any reputation system will be gamed. Who's going to build it and why would anyone trust it? Even things like Amazon reviews are routinely manipulated.

I think payment gateways are in a good position to take some precautionary steps, like keep some deposit, especially for new clients. They probably shouldn't be entirely responsible for any fraud though.